1.Let's get something straight right away: Mariah Carey's "Merry Christmas" is the best Christmas album of the '90s, and "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is the best new Christmas song of the past 20 years, maybe even 30 years.

This goes without saying, really.

"All I Want For Christmas Is You"

2.But NSYNC got in on the Christmas action...

"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"

3.And that was a big hit, so 98 Degrees were like "Hey, me too, me too!"

"This Gift"

4.Why is there no trace of Christmas-ness on the cover of Garth Brooks' Christmas CD? Why does he look like an evil cowboy wizard?

The album title is just like the name of a Harry Potter novel!

"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"

5.Snoop Dogg and the Death Row Records roster taught us about Christmas in the ghetto...